| Home Page | The name of this Genus is derived from the Greek "koryphe" for summit and "anthos" for flower, this is also the name of an antique city of the eastern Mediterranean. The 60 or so cactus from this genus are coming from the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is closely related and similar to the genus Mammillaria. Among the most significant differences in cultivation, is that the flowers are produced on the tissue of the growing season, near the top, instead of coming from the previous season growth, forming a ring, like the Mammillaria. This means that improving the cactus growing conditions will produce blooms much faster. Another difference is that the Coryphantha tubercle has a groove on the upper side from its base to its apex
They generally develop a strong tap root, and should be given deeper pots than Mammillarias. Most species have yellow flowers in summer although some have pink or red flowers. Several species can take moderate freezing.
Coryphantha clavata Coryphantha clavata ssp. stipitata Coryphantha compacta Coryphantha cornifera Rhinoceros Cactus Coryphantha delaetiana Coryphantha delicata Coryphantha difficilis Coryphantha durangensis Coryphantha echinoidea Coryphantha echinus Prickly Beehive Cactus Coryphantha elephantidens Elephants Tooth Coryphantha erecta Coryphantha georgii Coryphantha glanduligera Coryphantha glassii Coryphantha gracilis Coryphantha hintoniorum Coryphantha jalpanensis Coryphantha longicornis Biznaga de Piña Coryphantha macromeris ssp. macromeris Nipple Beehive Cactus, Long Mamma Coryphantha macromeris ssp. runyonii Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis Coryphantha neglecta Coryphantha nickelsiae Nickel's Coryphantha Coryphantha octacantha Coryphantha odorata Coryphantha ottonis Indian Head Coryphantha pallida Coryphantha pallida ssp. calipensis Coryphantha poselgeriana Coryphantha potosiana Coryphantha pseudoechinus Coryphantha pseudoechinus ssp. laui Coryphantha pseudonickelsiae Coryphantha pulleineana Coryphantha pycnacantha Coryphantha ramillosa Big Bend Cory Cactus Coryphantha recurvata Golden Chested Beehive Cactus, Santa Cruz Beehive Coryphantha retusa Coryphantha robustispina Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri Pima Pineapple Cactus Coryphantha salinensis Coryphantha sulcata Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus Coryphantha tripugionacantha Coryphantha vaupeliana Coryphantha vogtherriana Coryphantha werdermannii Coryphantha wohlschlageri Synonym and obsolete names Coryphantha aggregata synonym of Echinocereus coccineus ssp. coccineus (Mexican Claret Cup) Coryphantha albicolumnaria synonym of Escobaria albicolumnaria (Silver Lace Cob Cactus) Coryphantha alversonii synonym of Escobaria alversonii (Cushion Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha ancistracantha synonym of Coryphantha clavata ssp. stipitata Coryphantha andreae synonym of Coryphantha pycnacantha Coryphantha arizonica synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha asperispina synonym of Escobaria missouriensis var. asperispina Coryphantha asterias synonym of Coryphantha ottonis (Indian Head) Coryphantha asterias synonym of Coryphantha octacantha Coryphantha bella synonym of Escobaria emskoetteriana Coryphantha bergeriana synonym of Coryphantha glanduligera Coryphantha bernalensis synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha bisbeeana synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha borwigii synonym of Coryphantha delaetiana Coryphantha borwigii synonym of Coryphantha salinensis Coryphantha bumamma synonym of Coryphantha elephantidens (Elephants Tooth) Coryphantha bussleri synonym of Coryphantha ottonis (Indian Head) Coryphantha calcarata synonym of Coryphantha sulcata (Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus) Coryphantha calipensis synonym of Coryphantha pallida ssp. calipensis Coryphantha calochlora synonym of Coryphantha nickelsiae (Nickel's Coryphantha) Coryphantha chaffeyi synonym of Escobaria dasyacantha ssp. chaffeyi (Cob Cactus) Coryphantha chihuahuensis synonym of Escobaria chihuahuensis Coryphantha chlorantha synonym of Escobaria deserti Coryphantha chlorantha var. deserti synonym of Escobaria deserti Coryphantha clava synonym of Coryphantha octacantha Coryphantha clavata var. ancistracantha synonym of Coryphantha clavata ssp. stipitata Coryphantha columnaris synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha connivens synonym of Coryphantha pycnacantha Coryphantha conoidea synonym of Neolloydia conoidea (Chihuahuan Beehive) Coryphantha cornifera var. echinus synonym of Coryphantha echinus (Prickly Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha cornuta synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha cubensis synonym of Escobaria cubensis Coryphantha cuencamensis synonym of Coryphantha durangensis Coryphantha daemenoceras synonym of Coryphantha vaupeliana Coryphantha dasyacantha var. varicolor synonym of Escobaria tuberculosa Coryphantha dasyacantha synonym of Escobaria dasyacantha (Cob Cactus) Coryphantha densispina synonym of Coryphantha difficilis Coryphantha deserti synonym of Escobaria deserti Coryphantha duncanii synonym of Escobaria duncanii Coryphantha emskoetteriana synonym of Escobaria emskoetteriana Coryphantha exsudans synonym of Coryphantha ottonis (Indian Head) Coryphantha fragrans synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha garessii synonym of Coryphantha elephantidens (Elephants Tooth) Coryphantha gladiispina synonym of Coryphantha delaetiana Coryphantha grandis synonym of Coryphantha longicornis (Biznaga de Piña) Coryphantha grata synonym of Coryphantha georgii Coryphantha greenwoodii synonym of Coryphantha elephantidens (Elephants Tooth) Coryphantha guerkeana synonym of Coryphantha ottonis (Indian Head) Coryphantha henricksonii synonym of Escobaria chihuahuensis ssp. henricksonii Coryphantha hesteri synonym of Escobaria hesteri (Hester's Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha indensis synonym of Coryphantha pseudonickelsiae Coryphantha jaumavei synonym of Coryphantha delicata Coryphantha kieferiana synonym of Coryphantha poselgeriana Coryphantha laredoi synonym of Escobaria laredoi Coryphantha laui synonym of Coryphantha pseudoechinus ssp. laui Coryphantha lloydii synonym of Escobaria lloydii Coryphantha macromeris var. runyonii synonym of Coryphantha macromeris ssp. runyonii Coryphantha macrothele synonym of Coryphantha octacantha Coryphantha maiz-tablensis synonym of Coryphantha maiz-tablasensis Coryphantha maliterrarum synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha marstonii synonym of Escobaria missouriensis (Missouri Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha melleospina synonym of Coryphantha retusa Coryphantha minima synonym of Escobaria minima (Nellie Cory Cactus) Coryphantha missouriensis var. marstonii synonym of Escobaria missouriensis (Missouri Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha missouriensis var. caespitosa synonym of Escobaria missouriensis (Missouri Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha muehlbaueriana synonym of Escobaria emskoetteriana Coryphantha muehlenpfordtii synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha muehlenpfordtii var. robustispina synonym of Coryphantha robustispina Coryphantha muehlenpfordtii ssp. uncinata synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha nellieae synonym of Escobaria minima (Nellie Cory Cactus) Coryphantha neo-mexicana synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha neoscheeri synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha obscura synonym of Coryphantha sulcata (Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus) Coryphantha oklahomensis synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha orcuttii synonym of Escobaria orcutti Coryphantha organensis synonym of Escobaria organensis (Organ Mountain Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha palmeri synonym of Coryphantha compacta Coryphantha panarottoi synonym of Coryphantha delicata Coryphantha pectinata synonym of Coryphantha echinus (Prickly Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha piercei synonym of Escobaria emskoetteriana Coryphantha pirtlei synonym of Coryphantha macromeris ssp. macromeris (Nipple Beehive Cactus, Long Mamma) Coryphantha pseudoradians synonym of Coryphantha pallida Coryphantha pusilliflora synonym of Coryphantha pseudoechinus Coryphantha pygmaeae synonym of Escobaria sneedii ssp. sneedii (Carpet Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha radians synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha radians var. pseudoradians synonym of Coryphantha pallida Coryphantha radians var. sulcata synonym of Coryphantha sulcata (Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus) Coryphantha radians var. echinus synonym of Coryphantha echinus (Prickly Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha radians synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha radiosa var. neo-mexicana synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha radiosa synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha raphidacantha synonym of Coryphantha clavata ssp. stipitata Coryphantha recurvispina synonym of Coryphantha elephantidens (Elephants Tooth) Coryphantha reduncispina synonym of Coryphantha pallida Coryphantha retusa var. melleospina synonym of Coryphantha retusa Coryphantha rhaphidacantha var. ancistracantha synonym of Coryphantha clavata ssp. stipitata Coryphantha robbinsorum synonym of Escobaria robbinsorum (Cochise Pincushion, Robbin's Cory Cactus) Coryphantha robertii synonym of Escobaria emskoetteriana Coryphantha robustispina ssp. uncinata synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha roederiana synonym of Coryphantha salinensis Coryphantha roederiana synonym of Coryphantha sulcata (Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus) Coryphantha rosea synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha roseana synonym of Acharagma roseana Coryphantha runyonii synonym of Coryphantha macromeris ssp. runyonii Coryphantha salm-dyckiana synonym of Coryphantha delaetiana Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina synonym of Coryphantha robustispina Coryphantha scheeri var. uncinata synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha scheeri synonym of Coryphantha robustispina ssp. scheeri (Pima Pineapple Cactus) Coryphantha schwartziana synonym of Coryphantha cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) Coryphantha schwarziana synonym of Coryphantha echinoidea Coryphantha similis synonym of Escobaria missouriensis (Missouri Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha sneedii synonym of Escobaria sneedii ssp. sneedii (Carpet Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha sneedii var. leei synonym of Escobaria sneedii ssp. leei Coryphantha speciosa synonym of Coryphantha sulcata (Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus) Coryphantha strobiliformis synonym of Escobaria chihuahuensis Coryphantha sulcata var. nickelsiae synonym of Coryphantha nickelsiae (Nickel's Coryphantha) Coryphantha sulcolanata synonym of Coryphantha elephantidens (Elephants Tooth) Coryphantha tuberculosa synonym of Escobaria tuberculosa Coryphantha unicornis synonym of Coryphantha clavata Coryphantha valida synonym of Coryphantha poselgeriana Coryphantha varicolor synonym of Escobaria tuberculosa Coryphantha villarensis synonym of Coryphantha georgii Coryphantha vivipara synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. deserti synonym of Escobaria deserti Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. neo-mexicana synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. kaibabensis synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. bisbeeana synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. radiosa synonym of Escobaria vivipara (Beehive Cactus) Coryphantha vivipara var. alversonii synonym of Escobaria alversonii (Cushion Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha wissmannii synonym of Escobaria missouriensis (Missouri Foxtail Cactus) Coryphantha zilziana synonym of Escobaria zilziana
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